HTC Shift

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

50% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Built-in CDMA WWAN radio, which lets you access Sprint’s data network when out of WiFi range. Microsoft Origami software offers a decent touchscreen experience

Truly horrendous keyboard makes typing anything but short burst messages out of the question. Performance slower than a tortoise full of rigor mortis. No ethernet jack. One USB port. Wrapped in tacky leather. Way overpriced

Runs Vista quite well ; Supports mobile broadband ; Accurate touchscreen

Keys are tiny ; Three interfaces present a confusing, ill-thought out presentation ; Low battery life ; Higher resolution option is simply squashed into a lower one ; Heats up noticeably while plugged into the wall ; Many dedicated devices are cheaper...

By trying to be everything to everyone, the Shift succeeds at being nothing to anyone.

Built like a tank and manages Vista well for such a small machine. HTC's made a winner

Built like a tank and manages Vista well for such a small machine. HTC's made a winner

While this isn't a true mobile-phone/lapto hybrid (it doesn't have mobile-phone capability), the HTC Shift is a great, but mighty expensive mini-notebook built for business and data-centric tasks. The high price tag may be appropriate for business...

Runs Vista quite well, Supports mobile broadband, Accurate touchscreen

Keys are tiny, Three interfaces present a confusing, ill-thought out presentation, Low battery life, Higher resolution option is simply squashed into a lower one, Heats up noticeably while plugged into the wall, Many dedicated devices are cheaper and...

The HTC Shift is a truly portable device but its lack of power behind the Windows Vista Business OS is a great letdown. It has a very touch friendly display and interface, a great keyboard and additional handwriting recognition software. Most users...

I like the Shift. It’s well designed, strong and intelligent. Most mobile workers using “normal laptops” will sap a lot of their battery just checking email, so to have a Windows Mobile front-end which does all this without having to load up Vista is a...